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All The Better To Play You With, Akaneiro

"Wolf!" the boy cried, as a dirtied, snuffling pig raised its face to confused and not-at-all afraid villagers. Well, okay, I might have my fairy tales wrong here -- but what does it matter, when American McGee is just going to turn them all into dark, brooding messes of tragedy and monster-slaying, anyway? The Little Red Riding Hood-inspired Akaneiro: Demon Hunters has now hit Kickstarter, with the hopes of achieving a "uniquely enthralling free to play action role-playing experience."

We desperately want the final form of Akaneiro to represent the great amount time and effort that's gone toward getting it this far. To finish what we've started and present Akaneiro to our players in a truly final state, we need to deliver our promised features to all target platforms.

The problem is we're out of time and money to do so. That's where you come in…

The team's aiming high with a goal of $200,000. Payment tiers include reward prizes like the soundtrack and a comic book all the way to the run-of-the-mill crazy stuff like, you know, dinner with the Spicy Horse team. Personally, I'm keen to see what that signet ring will look like.

And if you're feeling extra magnanimous, you can vote Akaneiro up on Steam Greenlight as well. And even if you're not that keen on contributing, well, the campaign page has some cool new art. Just look at that adorable scary tree. Has anyone managed to worm their way into Akaneiro's beta? What do you think -- is it worth giving the team a boost?